cancer

Hugo Chavez is Battling Cancer
Getty Images

Hugo Chavez is Battling Cancer

By Fox News Latino | 07/01/2011 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez revealed that he is battling cancer and recently had a tumor removed in Cuba, making his political future uncertain.

The politician appeared on television Thursday evening looking quite thin as he read a prepared speech with a serious and at times sad expression. He said he is resolved...

READ MORE
Robi Draco Rosa Has Cancer
Getty Images

Ex-Menudo Star Robi Draco Rosa Has Cancer

By Amaris Castillo | 04/28/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Ex-Menudo star Robi Draco Rosa has cancer.  According to People en Español, the news was announced to press by the 41-year-old singer’s publicist, Angelo Medina.  After multiple exams and visits to medical specialists in the U.S., Medina said a cancerous tumor was found in Draco Rosa’s stomach, near his liver.  The Grammy winner is...

READ MORE
Brazilian Straightening Could Cause Cancer
Thinkstock

Brazilian Straightening Could Cause Cancer

By Kate Sandoval | 02/25/2011 - 16:45 | 1 Comment

News broke at the end of last year that Brazilian straightening treatments contain formaldehyde (even those that claim to be formaldehyde free). Formaldehyde is the same ingredient used for embalming and is a known carcinogen, which means that it can cause cancer and a host of other very serious health concerns. More and more stylists who perform straightening treatments...

READ MORE
Latino News of the Day
Getty Images

Latino News of the Day

By Fox News Latino | 02/17/2011 - 17:20 | 1 Comment

All the news you should know, from our partners at Fox News Latino:

Village of Dwarfs May Hold Clues to Cure Cancer

...

READ MORE
AP Photo

Jaime Escalante of "Stand and Deliver" Fame Fighting Cancer

By Mariela Rosario | 03/05/2010 - 12:28 | 4 Comments

Legendary mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante—immortalized by Edward James Olmos in the moving film Stand and Deliver—has been diagnosed with cancer and his family is struggling to keep up with the payments necessary to continue his treatments.

Olmos posted the news about Escalante's battle with the disease on his website,...

READ MORE
Syndicate content